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-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hohhof
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:39 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] HAMSs and Internet
It is all radio-to-radio voice, but they link the repeater nodes together
via VoIP, so you can talk to someone on a different node. Similar to
digital trunking in a 2-way radio system. I don't believe they link to the
PSTN, or to VoIP phones.
You do know that ham radio has voice now, right? You don't have to use
Morse code.
Google "IRLP".
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Weekley
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:51 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] HAMSs and Internet
Seems like HAMs using the internet for voice is cheating somehow. I
don't know much about it though.
Ken Hohhof wrote:
We do that at a tower for a ham club voice repeater, they never use much
bandwidth, nowhere near 20x20, not even 1M.
They are doing something different, or more likely just don't know how
much they need, or are just asking for the sky because why not?
-----Original Message----- From: Jerry Head
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:04 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: [AFMUG] HAMSs and Internet
I think a few of the list members out there are HAMs so I need some
advice please.
I support our local HAM group and have allowed them to place repeaters
on two of my towers
at no charge to their group. Now one of their members has asked for
Internet service at one of the
sites for HAM use. I have heard something about HAMs using the Internet
to "talk" so I guess this is
not unusual.
For me the kicker is that he is asking for 20x20Mbps service...I
certainly have the capacity but
that just seems excessive.
Opinions anyone?
